Internal matter, several nations regulate flow of foreign funds: MEA rejects US lawmaker’s remarks on FCRA Bill
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India on Friday rejected comments made by a section of the international community, including a US lawmaker, on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act Amendment (FCRA) Bill, stressing that legislative matters concerning India…
AI, machine learning emerge as top technologies among 74 pc of deep-tech startups: Nasscom
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Artificial intelligence and machine learning were the most widely adopted technologies among applicants, used by 74 per cent of the startups, Nasscom said on Friday as it announced its list of ten of India’s most promising deep…
SBI moving entire cheque processing to AI, aims to free up workforce for higher-value roles: Chairman CS Setty
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI) is accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence across its operations, with the country’s largest lender planning to shift its entire cheque processing system to AI in a move aimed at improving…
Ranchi student protest turns chaotic, ink thrown at AISA chief Neha Bora, youth detained
Ranchi, Aug 7 (IANS) Chaos erupted during a student march in Jharkhand on Friday when a youth threw black ink at All India Students’ Association (AISA) President Neha Bora. The accused was subsequently taken into police custody. The students were…
Begusarai clerk caught taking Rs 4,000 bribe for processing compensation to drowning victim’s family
Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption operation, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau on Friday arrested a clerk of the Begusarai Sadar Block office while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 for processing government compensation meant for the…
63 pc Pakistanis unable to afford a healthy diet: Report
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Around 63 per cent of Pakistanis — about 161 million people — were unable to afford the cheapest combination of grains, pulses, milk, eggs, fruits, vegetables and other nutritious food items after accounting for…
Delhi Assembly begins trials of BHASHINI’s AI powered live transcription
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday told the members that the House has invited the Digital India BHASHINI Division to conduct a pilot trial of its AI powered live transcription and translation system during the…
TN CM Vijay’s wife Sangeetha withdraws her divorce petition
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Sangeetha, wife of actor-turned-politician and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay, has withdrawn the divorce and residency rights petitions she had filed…
No uncertainty on salary, delay due to technical process: Assam Minister assures SSA teachers
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday assured teachers regularised under the Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) from Samagra Shiksha Assam (SSA) that there is no uncertainty over their salaries, saying the delay in…
DSC paper leak: Jagan criticises Andhra CM over attacks on protesters seeking CBI probe, resignation of Lokesh
Amaravati, Aug 7 (IANS) YSR Congress Party President, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Friday slammed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, over the alleged attack on YSRCP cadres participating in a relay hunger strike to demand a CBI enquiry into…